In a move that is sure to have the tea party threatening yet another Impeachment of authoritarian president Obama’s over reach of constitutional duty and law, the president today announced that in support of big business sickness doesn’t count. “No excuses for missing work” he said from the Oval Office as he signed into effect the “No idiot left behind” act. This ties in with the Affordable Care Act and he said further, “If I give you stupid people healthcare, then there is absolutely no excuse for missing work. Henceforth, for the remainder of my reign, there will be no more sick days. Regardless if you have the flu or even EBOLA, you can not use or justify your absence from work. There will be no more paid sick days, and that’s that.” In other actions today, the president is considering requiring ALL true blooded AMERICANS to breathe.

I read your recent column on the “supposed campus epidemic of rape, a.k.a. sexual assault” and am somewhat taken aback by your claim that forcing colleges to take a tougher stand on sexual assault somehow translates into a modern version of The Crucible that replaces witchcraft with rape hysteria.

I was specifically moved to write to you because the rape scenario that you describe somewhat incredulously is not unfamiliar to me. Not because I’ve heard it in many different iterations (I have sadly done many rape kits), but because it was not unlike my own rape. The lead up was slightly different, but I too was raped by someone I knew and did not emerge with any obvious physical evidence that a crime had been committed. I tried to push him away, I said “No!” and “Get off” multiple times,” but he was much stronger and suddenly…

Yoda, as a “Sit means Sit” trained (in training for life)dog will “Place” where I tell him. While driving through Oak Grade Canyon, between Westcliffe and Canon City Colorado, there is an odd rock (in picture.) It was apparently left by great water forces, ages gone by, and has a perfect place to sit. It also has a hole through the top, and would make a great wood fired oven. Wonder if it was ever used for that by natives? It’s about 6′ in diameter, must weigh several tons. It lies 1/2 way from the canyon bottom to the top on the north rim of the road. Very interesting to me.